Valens Semiconductor (NYSE:VLN) Director – Toledano Adi Yarel Sells 17,225 Shares

Valens Semiconductor, Ltd. (NYSE:VLN) Director – Toledano Adi Yarel sold 17,225 shares of the stock in a transaction on Friday, May 29th. The shares were sold at an average price of $3.53, for a total value of $60,804.25. Following the completion of the sale, the director owned 164,253 shares in the company, valued at approximately $579,813.09. This trade represents a 9.49% decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which can be accessed through the SEC website. The transaction was executed under a pre-arranged Rule 10b5-1 trading plan.

– Toledano Adi Yarel also recently made the following trade(s):

• On Thursday, May 28th, – Toledano Adi Yarel sold 5,100 shares of Valens Semiconductor stock. The stock was sold at an average price of $3.50, for a total value of $17,850.00.
• On Wednesday, May 13th, – Toledano Adi Yarel sold 19,179 shares of Valens Semiconductor stock. The stock was sold at an average price of $3.02, for a total value of $57,920.58.
• On Thursday, April 30th, – Toledano Adi Yarel sold 38,358 shares of Valens Semiconductor stock. The stock was sold at an average price of $2.28, for a total value of $87,456.24.

Valens Semiconductor Stock Performance

VLN opened at $3.36 on Tuesday. The firm has a market cap of $345.84 million, a P/E ratio of -10.83 and a beta of 1.28. Valens Semiconductor, Ltd. has a 52-week low of $1.10 and a 52-week high of $3.71. The business’s fifty day moving average is $2.03 and its 200-day moving average is $1.75.

Valens Semiconductor (NYSE:VLN) last released its earnings results on Thursday, May 14th. The company reported ($0.05) earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of ($0.06) by $0.01. The company had revenue of $16.86 million for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $16.47 million. Valens Semiconductor had a negative return on equity of 29.33% and a negative net margin of 44.67%. On average, research analysts predict that Valens Semiconductor, Ltd. will post -0.31 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

Several analysts recently weighed in on the company. Needham & Company LLC raised their price objective on Valens Semiconductor from $3.00 to $4.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research note on Wednesday, May 13th. Wall Street Zen upgraded Valens Semiconductor from a “sell” rating to a “hold” rating in a research report on Saturday, May 16th. Finally, Weiss Ratings upgraded shares of Valens Semiconductor from a “sell (e+)” rating to a “sell (d-)” rating in a report on Wednesday, April 22nd. One equities research analyst has rated the stock with a Buy rating and one has given a Sell rating to the stock. Based on data from MarketBeat, the stock currently has an average rating of “Hold” and a consensus price target of $4.00.

Institutional Trading of Valens Semiconductor

A number of hedge funds have recently bought and sold shares of the business. Renaissance Technologies LLC lifted its holdings in Valens Semiconductor by 14.9% during the first quarter. Renaissance Technologies LLC now owns 1,311,700 shares of the company’s stock worth $1,482,000 after acquiring an additional 170,444 shares during the period. XTX Topco Ltd raised its stake in shares of Valens Semiconductor by 56.8% during the 4th quarter. XTX Topco Ltd now owns 45,692 shares of the company’s stock valued at $65,000 after purchasing an additional 16,557 shares during the period. Millennium Management LLC increased its stake in Valens Semiconductor by 373.5% in the 4th quarter. Millennium Management LLC now owns 461,404 shares of the company’s stock worth $655,000 after acquiring an additional 363,951 shares during the last quarter. Man Group plc bought a new position in Valens Semiconductor in the 4th quarter worth about $78,000. Finally, Engineers Gate Manager LP bought a new position in Valens Semiconductor in the 4th quarter worth about $27,000. 33.90% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors.

About Valens Semiconductor

Valens Semiconductor Corp. is a provider of high-speed connectivity solutions, specializing in semiconductor chipsets that enable the transmission of uncompressed video, audio and data over common cabling such as twisted-pair and coax. The company’s flagship technology, HDBaseT, supports the simultaneous delivery of multiple signal types—including HDMI, USB, Ethernet and power—over a single cable. This multi-service approach addresses the growing demands of both consumer electronics and automotive infotainment systems, where bandwidth, reliability and low latency are critical.

Founded in 2012 and headquartered in Israel, Valens maintains research and development operations across North America, Europe and Asia.